Copic Coloring Guide, Level 2 “Favorites” and Carry All Winner!

Good morning and welcome to a very special blog hop! I’m excited to be part of the new Copic Coloring Guide, Level 2: Nature!

Authors Colleen Schaan and Marianne Walker have partnered up again with the team at Annie’s Attic and some very talented artists and designers to bring you a quality publication packed full of techniques, theory, tutorials and inspiration. The 64-page book is the next step in the Coloring Guide series, offering information and educational material for crafters of all skill levels.

From the introductory suggestions for creating a Copic journal and tips for working with digital images, to explanations of advanced blending techniques and detailed tutorials for coloring specific objects, the book presents useful information in an easy-to-follow format.

A bonus CD comes with the book that contains all of the hand-drawn images used in the tutorial section of the book, along with the assembly instructions for all of the projects.

Each participating designer is hopping today to give you a peak at their favorite project from the book – and a chance to WIN your own autographed copy!

The techniques I’ve used here include shading with gray and leaving white as highlights, which you can find out more about in the book. 🙂 (As a side note, I also dyed the ribbon using an R59 Copic.)

To help kick off the celebration of the new book, each designer on the hop is giving away an autographed copy, signed not only by Colleen and Marianne, but by the individual designer too! Please comment on this post for your chance to win your copy of mine! Commenting will be closed at 10 a.m. EST, Sunday, March 11th. Winner will be chosen and info posted here on my blog on Sunday afternoon.

Can’t wait for your copy? Copic Coloring Guide Level 2: Nature is now available at many stamping and scrapbooking stores. Visit your local store today and ask about availability. It is also sold through the Annie’s Attic catalog, accessible online HERE from AnniesAttic.com.

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As for the Copic All Marker Carry Case, the winner is RITA S! Big congrats, Rita! I’ll be sending an email to get your info! 🙂

Your contribution to the book is lovely!! Brightly colored & slightly sassy!!! Thanks for a chance to win the book. I’m new to Copics; I’ve “resisted” them (in vain) for a couple of years. Now, to learn how to use them well……..

CEEEEUUUUTTTEEEE Card! Loved it when I first saw it! Thank you so much for sharing it with us and working with us on this publication… I always enjoy partnering with you and seeing your work. Hugs to you!
colleen

What a beautiful card you have made. I’m just beginning with a selection of copic’s and I would love a change for this book. I’m already crazy about the markers and can’t wait to get them all 🙂 (oh I need another job…..)

Well, the designers are just hopping right along! Thanks for the chance to win. These books are indeed helpful, and your coloring is great! I have never been to your blog before, but the fairy and the Indian girl are great!

Adorable card! Your coloring is so beautiful !!! We don´t have any copic certification here and no teacher at all. I would love to have this book on my hands!!! For sure!!:))) Thanks a lot for the chance of win!!
Have a marvellous week!!!
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Regina

First congrats to Rita on winning the carry all, enjoy!! And thanks for the so very hopefully lucky chance at winning this awesome book!!!
Thanks for sharing your absolutely lovey card!!!!,
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Donna Prz

Can’t wait to get my hands on the second book; the first was so helpful. I love how you picked up the design paper colors in the fairy’s stockings. The way you colored the wings made them look so translucent. No wonder you are published.

I said it on the first hop and I’ll say it again…I would love this book! But I would love this book even more if one of my favorite artist autographed it too!!! ;o)
As always, amazing card! You do coloring, layers and grounding and image oh.so.well!

Not to be harsh but you said to suggest new tutorials that would be interesting. Personally i don’t think that seeing a tutorial on just hair is a good enough answer to win and i personally think someone else should have one even though i didn’t enter. But congrats.

Your card is just beautiful!! I can use all the help I can get on hi-lites and shading. I’m looking forward to purchasing this latest guide but to win an autographed copy would be fabulous!! Thank you for the chance.

Oh Michele, your card is so cheery! I love how you took the time to actually colour each stripe instead of taking the easy way and paper piecing it with the striped background paper. I have been colouring now for a little over one year and still haven’t tackled landscapes due to a lack in confidence. I would love to have this in my collection as I am sure it would be very helpful. Thanks for giving us this opportunity to win it. :)S

Very adorable fairy! You have brought forth her sassiness in such a playful way! Lighting is great, and the composition of this card makes her fly right to our hearts… Thank you for sharing your talents…

This image is beautiful. How in the world did you color those litte, tiny stripes on her stockings? Do you have a nib that is smaller than the ones that come on the Copics? My coloring needs lots of help maybe this book will help.

Michele, congrats on being published is such an amazing book! I am so excited about getting book #2, maybe I will win it! Thanks fo rthe chance! YOur card is great and I love that you used a Kimmie stamp (my favorite stamps!)

Hi there,
Oh, what a cute image! I really LOVE how you colored her stockings, too ~ So adorable! Thank you so much for a chance to win a copy of the book…I would love to add it to my collection! Have a great day!!!

Yes, yes, love your work and loved the first book, and would love to win the second book….the question is can I wait to see if I win a signed copy…or just order one….yikes….thanks for the opportunity:)

The new ‘Copic Coloring Guide, Level 2 Nature’ is just what Copic Colorers have been waiting for, the chance to extend our skills beyond the basics.
Michelle I love your card with all that color and cannot wait to use the techniques of grey shading and white space highlighting.

i’m still working through the first Copic Coloring Guide-but this one looks incredible too! your coloring and projects are always so inspiring-this one’s no exception- LOVE it! thanks for the chance to win!

I’d love to win this book!!! I bought the first Coloring Guide, and I’ve found it to be very useful as I’m trying to learn how to use Copics effectively. I’m sure the second book in the series is just as good as the first one! Thanks for the chance to win!

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